The court's instructions to an independent administrator with will annexed: qualify by oath (and any bond) within 20 days; order letters from the probate clerk; publish notice to creditors within 30 days and mail certified notice to secured creditors within two months, filing proof; give statutory notice to will beneficiaries within 60 days and file the affidavit or certificate of notice within 90 days (separately, or with a combined title); file an inventory, appraisement and list of claims or, if only secured debts, taxes and expenses remain unpaid, an affidavit in lieu of inventory within 90 days ($1,000 fine for misrepresentation for decedents dying on or after September 1, 2017); keep estate funds separate, collect claims with ordinary diligence, allow or reject presented claims; the court will not ratify the independent administrator's actions; close by distributing after debts and taxes are paid on the attorney's advice.
Applies to independent administrators with will annexed appointed by Bexar County Probate Court No. 2 (Judge Veronica Vasquez); the court's checklist requires the attorney to provide the applicable guide to the client. The Spanish edition, "Una Guía Para El Albacea Independiente Del Testamento Adjunto (Albacea Necesario)", is registered separately as doc 448. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Guide for the Texas Independent Administrator with Will Annexed, revised 9.01.2017 Page 1 of 4 JUDGE VERONICA VASQUEZ BEXAR COUNTY PROBATE COURT NO. 2 100 Dolorosa Street, Bexar County Courthouse, Room 123 San Antonio, Texas 78205 Phone: (210) 335-2670 Fax: (210) 335-3998 FOR: ________________________________________________________________________ A Guide for the Texas Independent Administrator w
Reviewer note: Composed 2026-09-08 from the TOPICs custody file (four pages; native text layer read in full; the Spanish edition's opening pages were checked to confirm it is a translation of the same guide and its receipt is carried on this rule rather than published twice). Text layer cleaned 2026-09-08 (Phase 3e): running page headers/footers removed; wording untouched.
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